Patch pocket



Aug. 11,1931. 5. NEWMAN 1,818,738

PATCH POCKET Filed Dec. 17. 1929 Patented Aug. 11, 1931 UNITED STATESPATENT OFFICE SAMUEL NEWMAN, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, ASSIGNOB TO .1.SGHOENEMAN, INCOR- PORATED, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, A CORPORATION OFMARYLAND PATCH POCKET Application filed December 17, 1929. Serial No.414,622.

In the use of the patch pockets at present in vogue, particularly withtop coats, the material forming whatmay be termed the inner wall of thepocket, i. e., the side of the pocket next to the wearer, which is partof the material composing the body of the garment, has a markedtendency, particularly with the soft sleazy materials of which top coatsare now made, to yield to the friction and tension at this point,particularly where the material is deflectedinwardly against the body orlegs of the wearer by carrying various articles in the pockets or bythrusting the hands into the pockets distending them so that veryfrequently the inside wall of the pocket near the bottom gives way,making an unsightly hole in the inside of the coat.

I-Iithertofore it has not been found practical to attempt to line suchpatch pockets for overcoats as to the inside wall, the lining for theoutside wall or patch being much more easily provided.

The present invention relates to the provision of a lining for theinside wall of a patch pocket. This lining preferably covers the bottomand near bottom portion of the inside wall, although it may cover theentire height or depth of the pocket.

In the accompanying drawings I have illustrated such a lining in severalstages of construction in order that the method of forming and attachingand constructing pockets in this way may be fully understood, togetherwith the final form and arrangement of the pocket and lining.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 illustrates the lining basted in position on the outside of thecoat.

Figure 2 shows the second step, the lining having been turned in at thetop edge and sewed to the garment material along the top.

Figure 3 shows the patch hasted in position over the lining.

Figure 4 shows the lining trimmed to the outline of the pocket patch,the latter having been stitched in position.

Figure 5 shows the final form of the pocket, the free edge of the lininghaving been trimmed back under the patch and the patch having been sewedin position by a second seam following the outer edge.

Figure 6 is a section on line 66 of Figure 5.

Referring to the drawings by numerals, each of which is used to indicatethe same or similar parts in the different figures, the top coat patchpocket construction shown comprises the body material 1, the inner wallor pocket lining 2, pocket patch 3, top flap 4 and patch lining 5.

In accordance with the invention, the lining is first basted to thegarment material 1, by means of a line of stitching 10, followingsubstantially the outline of the inner lining.

The top edge of the inner lining at 11 having been first turnedinwardly'and downwardlybetween the garment body material and the liningas shown is then sewed by-means of a seam 12 to the garment bodymaterial 1. The pocket patch 3 is then placed in position, the ottomportion of the patch overlying the inner lining 2 and ba-sted inposition by means of a line of basting stitches 14 following the generaloutline of the patch near the outer edge, but spaced inwardly therefromabout a half an inch or any convenient distance. The pocket patch isthen sewed in position through and through the body garment material andthe lining, it being understood that the patch may be lined at 5, theline of stitching being indicated by reference character 15. Theprotruding edges of the lining at 16 are then trimmed down to or beneaththe edge of the patch 3 and the pocket patch is sewed along its edges bya line of stitches 17 close to the edge of the patch and extendingaround the two lateral sides and the bottom of the pocket; the bastingthreads are then removed. Any suitable top flap 4 may be then attachedin any preferred manner, the seam not being a feature of the invention.I

The bottom of the pocket on the inside wall of the garment materialsubjected to the greatest wear is thus most elficiently protected andthe lined pocket is completed with the minimum of expense, theadditional expenditure of time and material in providing the innerlining member being of very slight importance in the construction of thepocket. I have thus described specifically and in detail the method ofconstructing and lining a patch pocket and the lined patch pocketconstruction which is the subject of my invention in order that thenature of the invention and the manner of constructing and applying andusing the same may be fully understood. However, the specific termsherein are used descriptively rather than in a limiting sense, the scopeof the inventionbeing defined in the claims.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. Themethod of constructing patch pockets for top coats or the like whichconsists in attaching a piece of lining material temporarily to theoutside of the garment material in the position of the bottom portion ofthepocket, stitching the inturned topedge of the lining material. to thegarment material, affixing the pocket patch in position with its bottomportion overlying the said lining, trimming the lining material to thesize of the patch so that its edgesare concealed thereby and stitchingthe edges of the patch and the lining material to the garment materialby a line of stitching extending through the lining, the patch and thegarment n'lateria-l.

2. The method of constructing a patch pocket which consists in basting apiece of lining material to the garment body material in the position ofthe bottom of the pocket, the area of the lining slightly exceeding thearea of the correspondingportion of the pools ct, stitching theinturnedtop edge of the lining material to the garment body material,aflixing the pocket patch to the garment material in itsfinal positionin which it overlies the said piece of lining, stitchingthc patch to thegarment body with a line of stitching extending along'the side andbottom edges, but spaced inwardly from the edge of the patch, trimmingthe lining so that the edges are concealed by the patch and furthersecuring the patch by means of a second line of stitching extendingalong the sides and bottom at the extreme outer edge.

3. The method of constructing a patch pocket which consists in basting apiece of lining material to the garment body material in the position ofthe bottom of the pocket, the area of the lining'slightly exceeding thearea of the bottom of the pocket, stitching the top edge of the liningto the garment body, aflixing the pocket patch to the garment materialin its final position, stitching it to the same with a line of stitching extending along the side and bottom edges, but spaced inwardly fromthe edge of the patch, trimming the lining so that the edges are justconcealed by the patch and further securing the patch by means oi a 4.The method of constructing a patch pocket which consists of bastingapiece of lining material to the garment body in the position of thebottom portion of the pocket permanently stitching the lining to thegarment body affixing thepocket patch tothe garment material in itsfinal position in which it covers the lining and stitching the patch tothe garment body with a line of stitching extending along the side andbottomedges ofthe pocket.

5. A patch pocket for a topflcoat or the like consisting of a patch ofmaterial like the body material of the garment secured to the outsideofthe garment as to its tWo vertical sides and one bottom edge, leavingthe top edge of the patch free, forming the opening of the pocket saidpocket having a lining strip secured as to its top edge to the garmentbody material opposite to the side having the opening inside of thepocket by a horizontal line of stitching and having bottom and sideedges secured to the garment body material by lines of stitchingextending through the patch and through the garment body materialadjacent thecorresponding edges ofthe patch.

Signed by meat Baltimore, Maryland, this 14th day of December, 1929.

- j SAMUEL NEWMAN.

second line of stitching extending along the sides and bottom at theextreme outer edge.

